Indonesian police to question Garuda pilot over fatal crash

"The Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 carrying 140 passengers and crew slammed into an airport runway in the central Javanese city of Yogyakarta on March 7, careening into rice paddies and bursting into flames.A final report into the accident issued by Indonesia's National...

Garuda pilot named suspect in Yogya plane crash

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Police have named Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar suspect in the March 7 fatal plane crash at Yogyakarta`s Adi Sucipto Airport that killed 21 people. "He was named suspect shortly after the KNKT (National Transportation Safety Committee) announced the cause...

Australia hopes Garuda GA200 pilots be punished

""As far as Australia is concerned, we wish the relevant authorities in Indonesia would take legal action on the basis of the KNKT findings," he said. However, there was a difference in the legal system between Indonesia and Australia. The citizens in Australia could file a...

Police have no plan to further question ill-fated jetliner`s pilot

"Yogtakarta police spokesman Adjunct Senior Commissioner Budi Santoso said here on Tuesday although the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) had officially announced the cause of the accident, the police had yet to plan the further questioning of pilot Marwoto...